AN ACT to require the amendment of the North CArolina REsidential Building code for one‑ and two‑family dwellings to require that new residential construction include an electric circuit capable of ACCOMMODATING an electric vehicle charging device.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  The Building Code Council shall amend the North Carolina Residential Code for One‑ and Two‑Family Dwellings, including provisions applicable to One‑ and Two‑Family Dwellings from the NC Energy Code and the NC Electrical Code, consistent with Section 2 of this act, to take effect on January 1, 2024.

SECTION 2.  The North Carolina Residential Code for One‑ and Two‑Family Dwellings, including provisions applicable to One‑ and Two‑Family Dwellings from the NC Energy Code and the NC Electrical Code, shall provide that all new one‑ and two‑family dwellings shall include at least one electric vehicle–ready parking space, except where no parking spaces are provided for the dwelling unit. For purposes of this act, an electric vehicle–ready parking space means a designated parking space which is provided with one 40‑ampere, 208/240‑volt dedicated branch circuit for electric vehicle supply equipment. The circuit shall terminate in a suitable termination point such as a receptacle, junction box, or electric vehicle supply equipment and shall be in close proximity to the proposed location of the electric vehicle–ready parking space.

SECTION 3.  This act is effective when it becomes law.